2023 Most Popular Nursing Master's Degree Schools in Minnesota
Finding the Best Nursing Master's Degree School for You
Nursing is the most popular major in Minnesota with 14,890 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.
It's not easy to decide which nursing program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Nursing Degree Search has created its Most Popular Nursing Master's Degree Schools in Minnesota ranking. Our analysis looked at 15 schools in Minnesota to see which master's degree programs were the most popular for nursing students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Nursing program at each school on the list.
2023 Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for nursing majors pursuing a master's degree.
Top 10 Most Popular Nursing Master's Degree Schools
Out of the 15 schools in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, Capella University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Capella University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the city of Minneapolis.
Of the 643 students majoring in nursing at Capella University, 7% are male and 93% are female.
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Out of the 15 schools in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the # 3 spot on the list. UMN Twin Cities is a very large public school located in the large city of Minneapolis.
About 84% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 16% are male.
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Out of the 15 schools in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, St Catherine University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Saint Paul, St. Kate's is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Of the 81 students majoring in nursing at St. Kate's, 6% are male and 94% are female.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota is a great place for nursing students working on their master’s degree. SMU MN is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Winona.
About 57% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 43% are male.
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Metropolitan State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for nursing students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Saint Paul, Metro State is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
Women make up 82% of the nursing majors at the school.
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Minnesota State University - Moorhead came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota ranking. Located in the suburb of Moorhead, MSU Moorhead is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
Of the 20 students majoring in nursing at MSU Moorhead, 5% are male and 95% are female.
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With a ranking of #8, Bethel University Minnesota did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Bethel University Minnesota is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Paul.
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Minnesota State University - Mankato landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree nursing programs. Located in the small city of Mankato, Minnesota State Mankato is a public college with a large student population.
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Winona State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota ranking. Located in the town of Winona, Winona State is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
Of the 11 students majoring in nursing at Winona State, 36% are male and 64% are female.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| South Dakota | 1,022 |
| North Dakota | 976 |
| Nebraska | 1,908 |
| Kansas | 2,633 |
| Iowa | 2,966 |
| Missouri | 6,840 |
Majors Related to Nursing
Nursing Focus Areas
Most Popular Related Majors
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants | 84,274 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 15 schools only.
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to Aleksahgabrielle.
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